The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-02-10
Publishing THE LAWS

PUBLISHING TRB LAWS
Since our article in last weeks issue
concerning the publication of the law!
In the newspapers, we learn that q
prominent official has recommended
that this clause be stricken from the
appropriation bill.
Before our representatives act upon
the advice Of any "high official" in st.
Paul we hope they will consult the
people, their constituents. We believe
the people want the laws in the news
papers 50 that they can file them away
and consult them at any time.
The disposition to leave the laws and
the making Of judges to the lawyers is
growing. Let the people read the laws
and have a Say in selecting those who
administer and interpret them.
Let us hear from the people. Do
you want the laws?
HOUSE BURNED.
On Sunday night last about II
O'Clock the dwelling house of John
Cunningham, of Graham Lakes, vas
burned. Everything in the house ex-
cept flw articles of clothing, was
consumed, and the family barely es.
capped. The little children, it seems,
slept up stairs, and after they were all
taken out one of them. in the confus
ion and excitement, ran back into the
burning house, and was only saved by
the heroic efforts of Mr.. G. and his
hired man. We are informed that if
the fire had been discovered five min
utes later it would have been too late
to save the family. Loss over 81 900.
No insurance.
Mr.. g. has our sympathy in his loss
and exceedingly unpleasant experience.
MORE PECHSNIFE
County Auditor Il. S. Mills and his
'Hello!" or telephone. the Globe, are
still attacking the Board of County
Commissioners for letting the county
printing to the ADVANCE. Mills is
playing the Pecksniff. rs usual. assum-
ing u vast dignity and honesty, while
disappearing, prevaricating, garb-
ling, tricking, and trying his best to
deceive the public.
As before stated in the ADVANCE
there IS only one point in the whole
business. only one question. Was The
ADVANCE bid the lowest? 1t was The
Commissioners, (both Independents
and Republicans, both those who were
elected by the ADVANCE party and
those who were elected in spite of it,
80 decided and SO voted. That settles
it. The Commissioners who were not
with the ADVANCE politically would
not vote to give it the printing out of
any favoritism.
TIE animus of the whole quarrel
which Mills is trying to bring on with
the Board is in his overweening per-
sonal vanity. He is pulled up to the
size of an OK, and cannot brook even a
little defeat like this. He found he
could rot lun the Bears, nor succeed
by trickeryin giving the printing to
the Globe, and so lie Quarrels with the
body to which he is mere clerk. He
worked like An attorney before a jury
to force the Board to let the contract
to the Globe; he got up the scheme to
circulate supplements as means of
offsetting the ADVANCE circulation,
which any job printer might do; he
pretended he could not give data when
the Board asked him to do so in order
to show whose bid was the lowest; and
he mis- stated and prevaricated, and
garbled and falsely reported the official
proceedings after the meeting was
oyer.
There are only two points in this
whole tempest in a tea pot. They give
the gist, gravamen, substance of the
matter, viz:
l. The ADVANCE got the printing
because its bid was the lowest.
2. f. 5. Mills is trying to force
quarrel with the Board because they
did not do as they were told to DO by
their mere clerk.
Attorney Town, chairman of the